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SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1929.

OUR WEEKLY SERMON

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XXIV.—THE GLORIOUS THEME

[By Mrs. Booth]

In Conversion the great fact is [fied': this is what many of our Christ's availing sacrifice for us: young Salvationists any of them, in Sanctification the great fact is that, because of His sacrifice for us, our hourts are moved to sacrifice

in return.

· I am addressing mycelf to you who rejoice in the forgiveness of your 'sing. The cross which the Holy Spirit now urges you to take up, like the cross of Jesus, is to be borne not for yourself but to help others. Your greatest joy in the possession of the indwelling Christ will be that Jesus may be seen in

THE CHINA MAIL,

INQUIRY OPENED

NATURE OUTLINED TO JURY BY CORONER

VISIT TO THE SCENE

HOTEL CATASTROPHE It was between 6 and 7am. Wit the time witnes did not form any

mass entered the King Edward opinion as to whose body it was, SEQUEL

Hotel through a hole made on the Subsequently ha anw it at the ground floor party wall between public mortuary and, then formed the King Edward Hotel and the the definite opinion that the body Hotel Savoy. He found the body was that of Mr. Woods from some on the verandah of the first room firm in Australia. Witness had from the party wall on the top known. Mr. Woods personally, and floor, facing Ice House-street. The the last time he saw him alive was witness had walked the whole In Connaught-road Central on the length of the vernadah, and was morning of March 7 whan Hajor- returning when he noticed the General Luard went away. | body. Its feet ware towards the. verandah edge and the head towards the room.

Witness formed the opinion that Er. Woods had been holding to the vernadah parapet when he was overcome and then fell backward. The tongue was sticking out be tween the teeth, the body was bad ly burned, and the intestines were protruding, Witness reported his discovery to Sergeant Dick.

An inquiry into the death of Mr. solves to-day. Looking at them as William Woods, of the W. E they play in the Band, or sing Woods Oo, Wellington." New with the Songsters, I am often re-Zealand (owners of the Great minded of the rich young man who woods Peppermint Cure), who was able to assure Jesus that up pariahed in the King Edward Hotel to the light that was his, he had fire on Monday, was opened by Mr. kept God's commandments from his E. W. Hamilton and a Coroner's youth. "Jesus, beholding loved him, and said unto him, One yesterday afternoon.

him Jury at the Central Magistracy thing thou lackest .... come, take Mr. Hin-shing Lo watched the up the cross, and follow Me" (Mark proceedings in the interest of Mr. x. 21).

J. H.. Witchell, licensee of the

Sergeant J. & Dick said that Only by the glorious fact of King Edward Hotel; Mr. Leo after he had been shown the body you; His life, character, and con- Sanctification cat we be worthy of d'Almada e Castro. jun., for the by the last witness, he reported to dun be displayed anew before the the name of Soldiers. They who proprietors of the King Edward Mr. Moss of the Fire Brigade. | eyea of sinners. What a striking are content to struggle for their own Hotel; Mr. Lee Hon-chi for the Mr. G. C. Moss, "Station Officer contrast! When as a sinner you safety, using the cross of Jesus China Land Investment Co., Ltd.of the Central Fire Station also looked to Jesus and were saved, as a passport through the barriers owners of the King Edward Hotel spoke to seeing the body. you saw Him uplifted on the cross into the heavenly kingdom, have no Building; and Mr. A. E. Hall for for you.

But in seeking Full true zeal for the Salvation of others. Messrs. Teung Shtu-lion and Salvation, you deliver yourself up They hinder God's cause, Are Young Chit-keong, respectively the to God that He, may do as He they rescuers will with you. 'He laid down They are the lukewarm people, at the King Edward Hotel.

of others 2 No manager and assistant manager of His life for us: and we ought to lay best holding their own. The down our lives for the brethren' world would laugh.If we called such (1 John 1,10).

Soldiers!

A Beautiful Truth

Have I, in these few words,

A Juror Released Mr. John Fleming was the first name called to serve on the jury. He informed the Coroner that he "Without Him,' says the General, made it clear that we are not call-was a Director of the China Land we can do nothing; and without used to take up the cross to benefit Investment Co.. Ltd., holding -I say ik in reverent love-He, ourselves-for nothing that we 80,000 shares out of a capital of In the first may suffer can cleanze us from sin? $270,000 and claimed dispensation too, can do nothing." century after Christ, Bishop We are called to be cross-bearers on that ground. Clement. in a tarse sentence, ex- pressed, this same truth beautifully

God the lover of man clothes Him- sell with man to the attalument of the Salvation of men.

This, then-to further God's plan for the Salvation of men-is the true aim of Hotiness. But this vital characteristic of Holiness,

in order to accomplish the Father's His Worship agreed to dispense will on earth. He laid down His with Mr. Fleming's services. life for us: and we ought to lay The jury was then constituted down our lives for the brethren' (1 John fil. 16),

46 FIRST ORGAN ”

as follows-**

Mr. N. S. Brown (foreman), Mr. C. Little and Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy,

Scope of Inquiry -

Mr. Woods was a very tall man- whose height witness placed 'at be tween 6ft. 21⁄41⁄2lns, and 6ft. Sina. His age was about 54 or 55:

The Hon. Mr. T. H. King, OS.P., said that in case there was any doubt as to the Sub-Inspector's identification, he would like to point out that when the officer first saw the body it had some covering. but it was uncovered when he saw it later in the mortuary.

Sub-Inspector Nicols mentioned that when being removed from the scene of the fire the body was covered with a blanket,

Replying to the Cornnor, Datec- tive Inspector Lano said that Mr. This Witchell also saw the body at the mortuary, but not in the presence of Dr. Cannon. He also formed the opinion that it was the body of Mr. Wooda.

would be about 3 am. Witness was of the opinion that Mr. Woods had tried to shield himself from the flames by concealing against the partition behind the verandah deor which was burned away.

Sanitary coolies took the body to the ground floor where it was placed in a coffin and taken charge of by Mr. Frith of the Sanitary Department.

Taken to Mortuary the Sanitary Department deposed Chief Inspector C. E. Frith of

to taking charge of the body after it had been taken down to the ground floor under the supervision of Mr. Moss. It was placed in a coffin and then put in the dead van to be taken to the mortuary.

Witness gave the van driver a

Mr. Brown asked to be inform-chit in which he wrote "The body of Mr. Woods of Wellington, New

The jury expressed themselves as satisfied with the identification.

Further Sittings Fixed Before the Court adjourned to review the premises, the Coroner gave an adjournment of the in quiry until 2.15 p.m., on Monday

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday next, and gave the Information that sittings would take place sach, at 2.15 p.m., and probably continue until 5 p.m. This would be the routine of the inquiry for the next two weeks unless they found that they were much behind.

MADRID RIOTS

cross-beaning for the sake of others. NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE ed as to the nature of the proceed-Zealand." Witness did not himself MORE WINDOWS SMASHED BY

зау

over-

is, often altogether bat aight of. Mary Carnest seekers, who that they desire the Blessing of a Clean Heart (Holiness), come to God merely seeking peace, deliver-. ance, 'power, strength to come some humillating temptation bofore which they habitually fall. They seek Holiness for their own sakes, and the very reason of their failure to attain this Blessing les in their desire to lead a holy life 'for personal satisfaction or safety! A distracted mother was among the sackers for Holiness in one of my recent meetings, and I found that this needy soul had no know- ledge of the fact that God desired her to bear her croes for Him.

KUOMINTANG

Į

MARSHAL LI CONSPICUOUS

Nanking. Yesterday.

camera-mten.

ings. Waa, It going to be merely know Mr. Woods, but Police Sub- a polico inquiry into the death of Inspector Nicols told him that he Mr. Woods, or would it assume a thought that was the body of Mr. wider scope.

Woods.

Mr. Hamilton said that first of

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muscles had all been charred.

However, Sub-Inspector Nicols said that he thought, without any reasonable doubt, that he could identify the body as that of Mr. Woods of the Peppermint Cure,

"The Fifth Degree" The third national congress of all the jury would have to deter

Dr. Alexander Cannon, medical the Kuomintang opened at 10.30 mine the circumstances of Mr.

officer a.m. and closed at 11.15...

in charge of Victoria Woods's death, but the Inquiry Mortuary said that at about noon The most conspicuous arrival would also cover the whole ques-on-March 11 he held a post mortem was Marshal' Li Chal-sum of Can-tion of the fire at King Edward examination on a body which he

was the target of the Hotel on Monday, going into its personally could not identity ton, who

Icause, history, constructional ques that of a European or otherwise, Prior to the opening of the cere- tions, and Fire Brigade questions, as the burning was to the extent mony, the acting General Secretary on which the jury would have to of the fifth degree. By that he of the Congress (Mr. Yeh Chu- give their findings in the form of meant that the facies and the tang) announced that 211 delegates riders.

making a quorum, His Worship auded that in this were present, also that Mr. Hu Han-min had inquiry he proposed to follow the ben elected temporary chairman, procedure carried out by Mr. J. B. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek sat Wood when he sat as Coroner in alone in the front row seats, busi- the inquiry in connection with the ly scanning the manifesto ho Issu- race course are. a cripple, she came to seek delivered to-day in connection with the

In the witness's opinion the Mr. Brown said that he was in-primary cause of death was burn. ance from bad temper. Every real abolition of the Generalissimate.

terested in the King Edward Hoteling, and secondarily shock and mother, who fails in that way, must

Mr. Hu Han-min was applauded fire from the point of view of in- asphyxia. long to be delivered from such a

Owing to the state, of temper; but that kind of motive is when he took the chair. He dell-surance, and he was mentioning the burning, it was impossible, to not, in itself, true desire for Holi-vered the opening address, which that to clear any possible mis-say anything as to the physical ness; rather it is the urge to supply he stated that the Congress was understanding. our own lack, to secure what we the first organ of the Nationalist want, and so bring about our own happiness, or at least lose that un- happy sense of dissatisfaction with ourselves.

Broken-hearted because in fits of

i-temper, she was unkind to her bittle children. one of whom was

Party's Programme

Insurance Man as Juror

Australia,

condition of the body. Besides, Sub-Inspector Nicols, no one else identified the body in the witness's

presence.

The Coroner said that he was Farly in all matters in connection sure that his interest in the in with China's foreign affairs, and aurance question would not weigh that military and political affairs with Mr. Brown, and remarked The Coroner asked if in the wit- would also be decided by the Con-that as an insurance man Mr.ness's opinion the unfortunate man grass, which will supervise the Brown could be of assistance to had been asphyxiated before he carrying out of the Party's pro-them. gramme.

The beautiful mystory about Sanctification is that One stronger

Mr. Brown said that he was than ourselves comes in and takes

Mr. Hu Han-min stated that al-willing to serve if his position was possession; and that we may be without blume is not, in itself. a though the country had been unified understood.

Sympathy With Relativas motiva pure enough to 100 the in many ways the Government indwalling Christ into our hearts. That dear mother, and all who are

tempted in like manner, needed not merely deliverance from ill-temper, but the Risen Christ within. With His sweet prezence

in her heart, annoyances would be without power to make her lose her temper.

Overcome Sell

was burned.

Dr. Cannon replied that he could,

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not give any opinion on the mat ter. He explained that. up to the third degree of burning, and some- and the Party had not been able to Before the open-ng of the in- times even up to the fourth de- carry out their programme and itquiry, Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, gree, one could form an opinion, was therefore urgently necessary jun., sald that he had been in but when a person was burned to delegates should use structed to take that first oppor- the fifth degree it was impossible that the their united efforts to bring about tunity to express publicly the very to say. complete unification in fact, as great regret of the proprietors of well as in name. They should use the King Edward Hotel for their time for the discussion of the occurrence in which Mr. Woods solution of vital problems and not lost his life, and to express deep sympathy with his relatives, as waste it on petty Jasues. Nanking En Fete

well as the relatives of others who self, I would say, look not upon It is understood that there will had lost their lives in the fire your own fatures, bat upon the Risen Christ, and desire Him in be a preparatory conference this Mr. and Mrs. Robson, Mr. Seth, all Hla beauty. You desire to afternoon, continuing for the next Mr. Kish (and in this instance Do you, in Ilke four days for the election of a sympathy was also extended to the

To all who desire to overcome

overcome?

the

Occur.

Burning Painless Witness added; however, that according to one of the greatest. authorities asphyxia occurred at an early stage and the burning was almost painless, because even if asphyxia was not complete, uncon aciousness was almost certain, to Sub-Inspector A Nicols said that measure, desire the Christ Hinisel? chairman, a committee and a num-American Naval authorities), Mr. he was present at the are on March Speaking of the miracle which ber of sub-committees, which will Baille, Mr. Chung (secretary to 11, in the morning. He saw the the proposals to be General Chan Ming-shu), Mrs. body outside the Hotel Savoy in took place when she sought and examine found the Blessing of a Cican Heart, brought to the attention of the Teul. Mr. Wong and Laung Kwa

Chater-road. It was in a coffin. - Congress.

Regret was also expressed by The body was that of very tall Madam, Guyon said. 'My heart was The Congress is expected to last counsel for the injury sustained by man, and with the knees and arms

more than a fortnight. The pro-General. Chan Ming-abu, Madame bent the box was a "fight at ceedings have been very orderly. Chan, Mr. Pacioli and Mr. Ng, as

Nanking is bodecked and aero-the result of the fire planes flew over the auditorium during the ceremony.

quite changed, God was there..

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I was all of a sudden so altered that that I was hardly to be known either by myself or others. I found no more those troublesome faults, or that reluctance to duty, which formerly characterized me. They all disappeared, as if con

of

Mr. Hin-shing Lo said that ho. wished, on behalf of Mr. J. H. The frat business session Witchell to associate himself with the Kuomintang Congress was Mr. d'Almada's remarks. held this morning. It is learned Mr. d'Almada added that he aumed like chaff in a great fire.' A there was also a committee meet-wished also to cxpress thanks to Nothing less than the presenceing this afternoon, for the pur-the Fire Brigada for their gallant

like experience may be yours,

of the indwelling Christ can make pose of examining the credentials efforts in connection, with the fire, us holy. In Him is no evil. He, of the delegates, and a similar meat and to those civilians who helped,

the Fire Brigade in their work the Holy One, desires to bring Hising will be held tomorrow.

Its reported it is considered un-Mr. Hamilton then said that he parity and praca Into the hearts. even of these farthest off from Him.necessary to hold any preparatory proposed that afternoon, to take This is The Army's message of conference for the election of only evidence of the finding of the triumphant hope to the vilest and personnel to the committee, which body, its transfer and Identifica the worst who come repentant to will be the same as proposed by the ton after which the Court would the Cross. Our desire for them Central Executive Committee, in adjourn to the hotel to examine the

cluding Hu Harmin, Tan Yon promises,

is not that they shall be able merely val, Li Shih-tseng, Tsal Yuan-pel, Finding of the Body to testify of forgiveness of sins, Chang Ching Hang, Chiang Kai

but that they shall become al-shek and others

tagather transformed that the de

formity of sin shall vanish and In

Chiana's Manifesto, "

Chlang

Its place be seen the sinless Christ tended

Himself

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Police Lance Bergeant

Allen was the first

He said that

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